Jessica is stacking items on a shelf. She has large books that weigh 5 pounds each and medium books that weigh 3 pounds each. The shelf should hold at most 50 pounds. Let x represent the number of large books. Let y represent the number of medium books. Which inequality represents this situation?
5x+3y<50
5x+3y≥50
5x+3y>50
5x+3y≤50
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5x+3y≤50
Step-by-step explanation:
Because the shelf can hold a maximum of 50 pounds but it can still hold it. If it's not 50 pounds then the weight of the books totally must be less than 50 or else the shelf will break.
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